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The Free Kick

Maryland"s Number One Philadelphia Union Podcast! The Free Kick is a weekly podcast hosted by Todd Lewis, in which he is joined by weekly guests that include MLS commentators and journalists from around the league. Each week consists of match previews, reviews, and news and rumors from around the league!

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24:48

Union Quiz Podcast Game 9 | Round of 8 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/05/08

Welcome back to game 2 of the Rd. of 8! In this episode we see tournament favorite, Talk Doop with Ryan take on Rich Lori! Before we get into the game we discuss the latest MLS rumor that involves Real Madrid and Welsh winger, Gareth Bale and his interest in playing in MLS. As always the categories follow as: "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock starts after I read the first question, if a contestant doesn’t know the answer

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16:09

Union Quiz Podcast Game 8 | Round of 8 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/05/04

**WARNING** Because I'm an idiot, I overwrote my audio track in post production and some of Ricky's audio bled through on my track causing the audio to have feedback... -Todd In our first game of the Rd. of 8 we see two contestants who had complete opposite first round games. We have Scott who is 1 of 4 people who's game came down to the last question and Ricky who came out victories due to a blow out. How confident are these guys feeling going into their second game; we'll find out! "5 in 25": Is

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27:00

Union Quiz Podcast Game 7 | Round of 16 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/04/25

Well guys we finally made it to the last game of the Rd. of 16!! In this final episode of the first round we have to returning guest in Tyler Elliott and Ricky Zellefrow. We discuss the latest postponement from MLS and Jeff Carlisle's article about MLS players potentially taking a HUGE pay cut! Will Tyler be able to upset Ricky or will Ricky move on with ease? "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock starts after I read the

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19:50

Union Quiz Podcast Game 6 | Round of 16 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/04/20

In game 7 of the Rd. of 16, we see Mike Thomas take on one of the foundering Members of SOB, Brad Youtz. In this match-up that Todd says "Is the match-up I was most looking forward to" Mike talks about his legendary Twitter rants, and Brad tells us how he first got involved with SOB. **Quick Note: Sorry for unstable audio at times** "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock starts after I read the first question, if a contestant

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23:10

Union Quiz Podcast Game 5 | Round of 16 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/04/15

Well, we're nearing the end on the Round of 16 and today's match up sees two familiar faces return to the podcast! We welcome back Pat "Savage" Andrews and Ed Fagan who were both some of the earlier podcast interview. In this episode we see Pat and Ed bromance about following each other on social media, what they're doing to stay busy doing the whole Pandemic, and of course our game! "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock

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28:28

Union Quiz Podcast Game 4 | Round of 16 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/04/12

Welcome to game 4 of our Union Quiz Tournament series! Honestly guys, I think this was our MOST competitive game yet! We got to welcome back an old friend to the podcast in Anthony Oliver and we got to welcome on for the first time Rich Lori! We discuss that great first game at The Linc; in which Le Toux scored his first hat trick for the club. We also discuss what Anthony and Rich have been doing to stay busy, and of course we dive into our 3 favorite categories: "5 in 25": Is where I ask each

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26:16

Union Quiz Podcast Game 3 | Round of 16 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/04/07

Welcome to Game 3 of our Union Trivia Podcast! In this episode we again see two brand new people making their debuts on the podcast. Harry Mumma and producer Devin Garcia from SOB: The Pod! Neither guy was to confident walking into their first game, but who will come out on top? Will it be The Union fan vet, Harry Mumma, or will it be the producer from SOB: The Pod, who swears by them not being an "X's and O's Podcast", Devin Garcia? "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they

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27:48

Union Quiz Podcast Game 2 | Round of 16 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/04/05

We're back for game 2 of the Round of 16! In this round we see Anthony Nicolodi take on potential tournament favorite, Ryan Shute aka Talk DOOP with Ryan! Anthony and Ryan discuss how they got into The Union, their opinion on whether or not MLS will resume this year and what their doing to stay busy during the quarantine. Just like last episode the 3 categories of: "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock starts after I read

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22:32

Union Quiz Podcast Game 1 | Round of 16 Match Up...

The Free Kick ·

2020/04/03

Well, it's delayed, but it's finally here. OUR FIRST EPISODE (second game) of our Philadelphia Union Quiz tournament where Union fans go head to head against each other with trivia! In this episode we see Ken and Scott face off in 3 categories: "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock starts after I read the first question, if a contestant doesn’t know the answer they can say “skip” and we can go back to the question if time

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43:52

Episode 26 - Welcome to The Jakob Glesnes Show

The Free Kick ·

2020/03/09

WOW! What a night of soccer, right Union fans?! Honestly, I'm lost for words to type for the show description, I'm lost for words to speak on this podcast, but hey, I gave it my best! Todd gives his thoughts from the crazy LAFC v Philadelphia Union game that surprisingly a lot of Union fans stayed up for. Could this game possibly be the greatest Union game in all time? For all you people that love MLS news, don't sweat Todd has you covered. Blunder of The Week returns this week, which see's

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43:09

Episode 25 - LAFC v Philadelphia Union Preview (feat....

The Free Kick ·

2020/03/05

Can you guys believe it? We're coming up on week 2 of MLS! You guys miss the latest MLS news, don't worry, Todd has you covered! Unfortunately we had no luck in Dallas, but could The Union pick up points in LA against LAFC? Well luckily for us Todd is joined by Jerry Jimenez who host the hit sensational podcast Heart of LAFC. Jerry gives us insight of what to expect against LAFC, lets just hope Jim Curtin is listening... Jerry also tells us how his podcast got started and shares his admiration for

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39:00

Episode 24 - FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union Review

The Free Kick ·

2020/03/01

Unfortunately the weekend ended in disappointment for The Union as they lost to FC Dallas 2-0. Todd gives his thoughts on the game, along with his thoughts on being exposed to Union 'Social Media', truly for the first time. Also, a fan favorite has returned to the mix of segments, "Blunder of The Week". 'Blunder of The Week' is a segment were Todd gives out his top "blunder" that took place during the week. The blunder can be whatever, as long as it's soccer related somehow. For all you people out

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34:17

Episode 23 - FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union Preview...

The Free Kick ·

2020/02/26

It's finally here! The start of the 2020 MLS season! The first week of the 2020 MLS season sees our Philadelphia Union take on FC Dallas down at Toyota Stadium in Dallas. Instead of Todd just looking at YouTube videos, and giving stats for FC Dallas, he thought it was best to reach out to someone who covers that team. That person is founder of 3rd Degree Net, Buzz Carrick. "3rd Degree is the independent North Texas soccer news blog with a focus on FC Dallas and Major League Soccer. Founded in 1997

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51:35

Episode 22 - 2020 Philadelphia Union Predictions

The Free Kick ·

2020/02/18

It's that time of year again, everyone's yearly MLS predictions or in this cause Philadelphia Union predictions! Todd discusses if he believes The Union did enough with their off-season moves, and what about the latest signing of Norwegian Center Back, Jakob Glesnes? Todd also discusses who he believes will lead The Union in goals and assist for the upcoming season, along with who will win team MVP. What about The Union's chances of winning the treble this upcoming season? Finally, Todd gives his

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30:53

BC Episode 3 - London Underground Series | District...

The Free Kick ·

2020/02/17

So, this will be the last London Underground episode released for about a month or so as the MLS is 2 weeks away! In this episode Todd and Tyler are joined by The London Underground's most successful team in District Line FC, managed by Jason Hill. Jason discusses how he got involved with playing in the London Underground League, how he took over as manager of District Line FC, the history of the club, and getting involved with AS Roma! **REMEMBER THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BETWEEN MARCH 2019-MAY

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29:52

BC Episode 2 - London Underground Series | Jubilee FC...

The Free Kick ·

2020/02/11

So, again like last week, this is another London Underground Episode. This time Todd was joined by Omar El-Essawi who is the manager of Jubilee FC. Omar talks about the struggles of starting a brand new team, what he expects from his team in their first season, and how he got involved with Jubilee to begin with. **Remember this was recorded in March of 2019** Introduction: [1:42-5:10] How to deal with squad injuries: [5:11-6:27] Recruiting players: [6:28-7:34] Expectations for the debut

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35:44

BC Episode 1 - London Underground Series | Piccadilly...

The Free Kick ·

2020/02/03

Since there won't be any new episodes for 2 weeks, why not re-release some Bonus Content for you guys? This was a Series created by Todd with the support of Tyler, Brad, and the teams/managers of the London Underground League. Hopefully you guys enjoy this series and if that's the case then maybe with the help of the managers and the league, maybe this can become a once a month occurrence! *Remember this episode was recorded in March 2019 so, everything mentioned is NOT CURRENT! The history of

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54:24

Episode 18 - The ReUNION (feat. Tyler Elliott)

The Free Kick ·

2020/01/22

Do you like origin stories? Here's a little treat to all of you day 1 listeners from back in the Premier League days of the podcast! Todd was joined by his old co-host Tyler Elliott! It's been a minute since people have heard from Tyler but, that doesn't mean he he's stop following soccer. Todd and Tyler share some of their favorite moments from last season, the background story to how Todd and Tyler became Union fans, thoughts on Chicharito's move to LA Galaxy, Ilsinho's sister going off about The

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49:21

Episode 17 - We Love The Union, We Do (feat. Heather...

The Free Kick ·

2020/01/20

Who would've thought January would be flying by this fast?! As the guest list continues to wind down, Todd was joined by Heather Reppert who is the new Sons of Ben Travel Director. Heather discusses what who job entails as the travel director, and we can be sure to see a lot more Union fans traveling to away games this year! Finally, its the same ol' same ol' "standard questions"! Heather's job as SOB Travel Director: [3:55-6:58] Heather's Union fandom: [6:59-10:28] Heather's 3 favorite moments

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54:48

Episode 16 - Get Yourself A Glue Guy (feat. Ricky...

The Free Kick ·

2020/01/17

Are you a USMNT fan? Well hopefully you are because Todd was joined by Ricky Zellefrow, who not only is a huge Union fan but, he's also a huge USMNT fan! Ricky gives his thoughts on how close he believes Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie are to breaking into the starting 11 of the national team. Does he believe Ale Bedoya could still offer something to the national team? Does he like the 2020 Union schedule? His traveling experiences around the country to different "soccer" venues. And of course

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